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INC-2026-0018·Closed

Equipment discrepancy (Calibration lapsed) in Central Dispensary

Occurred: 2025-03-08T03:46 UTC · Reported: 2025-03-11T10:46 UTC

16Low
DepartmentPharmacy
Unit & RoomCentral Dispensary · Bay 3
Harm Levelminor
Patient ReferencePT-1018

Clinical Narrative & Synthesized Abstract

Synthesized Abstract: At 03:46 UTC in Central Dispensary, a minor safety event occurred involving calibration lapsed. The incident was assigned preliminary risk score 16 in the Low band.

Staff in Central Dispensary identified that clinical equipment experienced calibration lapsed at 03:46. Clinical team verified patient safety and swapped device.

Strong signal(92%)|Because:
What this could not see: Informal verbal handover notes prior to admission are unrecorded

Risk Evaluation & Score Breakdown

Deterministic multi-term risk score from 1 to 100 derived from clinical harm, recurrence, and reporting lag.

Harm Base Score+12
Patients Affected+0
Recurrence in Window+0
Department Baseline+1
Detection Lag+3
External Reportability+0

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Corrective & Preventive Actions (1)

CAPA-2026-0018administrative TierDue: 2026-09-17

Implement systemic safeguard against medical equipment & devices: standardized protocol enforcement and hardware interlock.

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Parties Involved (2)

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patientPatient 0049

Handover & Action Notes (2)

EHR order entry template updated to require explicit sliding-scale justification.

Sister Beatrice Miller (Nurse Unit Manager)2025-03-11T10:46 UTC

EHR order entry template updated to require explicit sliding-scale justification.

Clinician E. Kim (Frontline staff)2025-03-11T10:46 UTC